Eleventh Hour (An FBI Thriller Book 7)

Eleventh Hour (FBI Series)

I like the plots of Catherine. They are well developed and the suspense is really keeping one attached to the story. I do not feel time passing while reading which is a blessing I have read Coulter since ten years that is when I found a book she wrote

I have to grant the author the three stars because I inhaled the book over two days, never gave up on it. However, as a guy who read three of her "FBI series" novels about ten years ago and liked them, I must say this one was disappointing overall. It lost steam halfway through, got too silly with red herrings and too ponderous with the two mysteries that needed solving. Neither set of murders were concluded with logical villains in my view. I liked the fact that in the other volumes there were recurring FBI agents along with new unhappy ones and the formula called for the unhappy new character to find love by the end of the book. That formula is followed here, but not executed well. The manuscript seemed both lazy and rushed, strained and not refined. There were even at least three significant typos in the hardcover copy I got at my public library a few days ago. If you are interested, get going on the series with the oldest one, and read them in sequence, but if you want to skip one, this would be my nominee.

I have recently become a fan of Catherin Coulter's books and after reading a few random books I started reading the FBI series, in order, as many of the characters repeat through the books. (FYI - there are currently 16 as of Dec. 2012). While I love the suspense part of the FBI series I find Ms. Coulter's love stories lacking. Although the main 2 characters, Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock that repeat through most or all (I haven't finished the last 4 yet) of the books marry and are doing well and I love them I have a huge issue with the fact that most of the rest of the love interests never come to any conclusion. Although several books later you will find Dillon Savich's sister Lilly finally reappears married to Simon Russo I wanted to hear more of their story. I kept thinking this would only happen with one or two of the lead characters but it seems it continues with each book and I'm now on the 13th of 16 of these books.

Just be prepared...if you want FBI suspence drama, you will get it. If you want to enjoy the love story that starts up in each book you may find yourself down right angry when you finish the book as they are just not concluded at all.

I usually enjoy Catherine Coulter's FBI series featuring the dynamic husband and wife duo of Dillon and Sherlock Savich, but this one left me scratching my head and wondering if Coulter had done any research on this story line. There were some very serious faux pas in this book.

A priest, Father Michael Carver, is murdered in San Francisco in the middle of the night as he's hearing late-night confessions. FBI Special Agent Dane Carver just happens to be the twin brother of the dead priest and works with Savich. Dane begs Dillon to send him out to California to help find his brother's killer. Seems the police believe the same killer is on a spree.

When Carver gets to San Francisco, he runs into Nick Jones, a homeless woman, who was in the church at the time of the killing. She tries to run so Carver takes her into protective custody in his hotel room. Jones isn't really a homeless woman, but a college professor on the run and hiding from a fiancé whom she believes wants to kill her. Confused yet? Oh it gets worse!

As Jones sits up late at night watching TV in the hotel room, she sees an FBI drama that is chillingly familiar. She begins to see a coincidence between these shows and the real life killings. This begins a convoluted investigation into anyone who has worked on the show. Coulter lines up the multitudes of characters and they are unceremoniously traipsed through the story. A few are memorable, but most are just page fillers.

As Jones and Carver wade through the list of possible suspects, romance is in the air and we're tossed back and forth between romance and the little bit of mystery in this epic. Of course, it can't be a true Coulter FBI mystery without Dillon and Sherlock, so they go to San Francisco to assist in the investigation. The only reason they are involved is so Coulter can tout this as a continuance in the FBI Series, otherwise they are superfluous.

As in typical Coulter style, the last page ties up all the loose ends, even though the reader anticipated everything. There were no surprises at all. Her story development was a bit hard to believe. I really don't think any police organization would allow the twin brother of a murder victim to assist in the investigation. I don't think a male police officer would be allowed to take a witness into protective custody in his hotel room.

On the positive side, the characters were all very well developed, even the numerous characters that really had no meaning to the story.

Overall, calling this an FBI mystery is a bit misleading. It's a good piece of fiction with a tad of mystery overtures and a bit of romance. I'd recommend reading it, but it's not a high priority.

Readers familiar with Ms. Coulter's FBI couple, Savich and Sherlock, will be pleased, as the husband and wife team makes a reappearance in this cleverly scripted novel. When Father Michael Joseph is found murdered at his confessional in San Francisco, his identical twin brother, FBI agent Dane Carver, wants some answers. With the help of a homeless woman, Nick Jones, and Inspector Delion, of the San Francisco P.D., Dane searches for a killer, who, apparently confessed his murderous sins to the deceased priest. When Nick discovers that the killer is parroting a television show, THE CONSULTANT, the Feds entangle themselves in the investigation, complete with car chases and nerdy TV. studio execs.
The complexity of this read is enhanced by the underlying mystery surrounding the true identity of Nick Jones, the well-spoken "homeless" woman who is obviously running away from someone or something. Is she a target because she witnessed Father Michael Joseph's murder or because the someone she is running from is out to kill her? Dane seeks answers as he keeps Nick by his side, and sparks fly between the two.
Dual compelling mysteries enhance the anticipation in this creative version of a who-done -it. The slight disappointment near the novel's conclusion occurs with the completely separate resolution of the two intertwined tales. Fans of Ms. Coulter's Savich and Sherlock series will be captivated, and readers new to this series will likely be intrigued as well...

Synop: Special Agent Dane Carver is the focus of this book in Catherine Coulter's FBI series. He is a newcomer to Dillon Savich's elite FBI group. Carver's twin is killed while listening to a killer's confession. Unknown to the killer, there is a witness...a "homeless" woman running from her own problems. With a few twists and turns Carver gets justice for his brother and saves the girl.
Critique:
I am a huge fan of novels that focus on the FBI, CIA, police departments etc. Catherine Coulter is very well known for her success in romance. THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE!!! Coulter is trying her best to make this series detective fiction and really the byplay between the main male and female characters are to satisfy her loyal romance readers. If you go into a bookstore this book and the rest in the series will be in Mystery NOT Romance.
Coulter's dialogue in this novel is stilted in quite a few places and the "romance" between Carver and "Nick" is almost contrived and really doesn't work well with the story. The characters are well done and the plot flows nicely, even if it is predictable.
Honestly, if Coulter would make these books into the "romance" mold or stick with the pure "mystery" mold this series would be a lot better. It's not a bad story. I would recommend it to anyone looking to pass the time with an uncomplicated, quick read.

More Savitch and Sherlock, July 28, 2007
By Ann Roberts "Avid Reader" - See all my reviews

I have read all the FBI Series and just finished Eleventh Hour last night. It was an enjoyable read, with humor, mystery and a little romance thrown in. There are 2 separate mysteries here and sometimes MS Coulter brings the 2 together but this time they don't connect. The mystery of the serial killer went on a bit long for me and found myself skimming until towards the tying up of that mystery and then the book gets back to Nick's mystery. I did think having Nick go after the Serial kiler was a little unbelieveable. The one of all the characters who is not in law enforcement goes after a serial kiler. H-m-m-m! I hope we hear about Dane and Nick again in a future book to know how things work out for them. Dane is mentioned in Blidside but no mention of Nick. I read that Ms Coulter is working on Book Twelve of the FBI series. Hope she brings back some of the characters from the other books to give us an update on them. Like Quinlan from the very first book and other characters I've enjoyed reading about. I know I see a lot of bad reviews, but I didn't see it as that bad. IT wasn't as good as some of the other FBI Thrillers but still was a good read.

Synop: Special Agent Dane Carver is the focus of this book in Catherine Coulter's FBI series. He is a newcomer to Dillon Savich's elite FBI group. Carver's twin is killed while listening to a killer's confession. Unknown to the killer, there is a witness...a "homeless" woman running from her own problems. With a few twists and turns Carver gets justice for his brother and saves the girl.
Critique:
I am a huge fan of novels that focus on the FBI, CIA, police departments etc. Catherine Coulter is very well known for her success in romance. THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE!!! Coulter is trying her best to make this series detective fiction and really the byplay between the main male and female characters are to satisfy her loyal romance readers. If you go into a bookstore this book and the rest in the series will be in Mystery NOT Romance.
Coulter's dialogue in this novel is stilted in quite a few places and the "romance" between Carver and "Nick" is almost contrived and really doesn't work well with the story. The characters are well done and the plot flows nicely, even if it is predictable.
Honestly, if Coulter would make these books into the "romance" mold or stick with the pure "mystery" mold this series would be a lot better. It's not a bad story. I would recommend it to anyone looking to pass the time with an uncomplicated, quick read.

More Savitch and Sherlock, July 28, 2007
By Ann Roberts "Avid Reader" - See all my reviews

I have read all the FBI Series and just finished Eleventh Hour last night. It was an enjoyable read, with humor, mystery and a little romance thrown in. There are 2 separate mysteries here and sometimes MS Coulter brings the 2 together but this time they don't connect. The mystery of the serial killer went on a bit long for me and found myself skimming until towards the tying up of that mystery and then the book gets back to Nick's mystery. I did think having Nick go after the Serial kiler was a little unbelieveable. The one of all the characters who is not in law enforcement goes after a serial kiler. H-m-m-m! I hope we hear about Dane and Nick again in a future book to know how things work out for them. Dane is mentioned in Blidside but no mention of Nick. I read that Ms Coulter is working on Book Twelve of the FBI series. Hope she brings back some of the characters from the other books to give us an update on them. Like Quinlan from the very first book and other characters I've enjoyed reading about. I know I see a lot of bad reviews, but I didn't see it as that bad. IT wasn't as good as some of the other FBI Thrillers but still was a good read.

My choice was "The 11th Hour" which was written by Catherine Couler. This book was so exciting and suspensful. From the beginning to the end it had me hooked. I really liked how it started out with the eyewitness "Nick" seeing the murder of Father Michael Joseph. That part was so intense because the guy who killed him was telling him about two other people he had already killed and then the priest wouldn't forgive him so the murderer shot the priest. From right then to the end, I knew it was going to be good and that I'd like it. The main guy Dane who was the twin brother of Father Michael Joseph. He was a very smart man and always knew what to do. He teamed up with Delion, a local cop to help solve the murder. Another great part was when they were at Father Michael Joseph's funeral because Dave gave such a good speech for his brother and the biggest surprise was when there was a shot fired at Nick. I was so surprised someone tried to shoot at Nick at the funeral. Another great thing about the book was Nick and how she had such mystery to her throughout the book. She was homeless, but very smart and she didn't want anyone to know about her either. That just made the story more interesting. Another cool thing is how they went investigating. Like, how they found out the killer was copying a TV show. The thing was though, that they're had only been two episodes so Dane and Delion thought he worked with the studio. One more cool investigation was when they questioned the man who shot at the funeral. They found out it wasn't the main guy but someone who was hired. When they questioned him it was very intese because the shooter's story was so good. Well, there were many other great parts to this book but I thought the best thing about this book was how it was so visable. I didn't really think there was a theme to this story because it was just a mystery/murder type thing. I recommend this to anyone who likes action and mystery.

Having read a lot of Catherine Coulter's recent offerings I did not think this work was one of her best. The dual story lines tend to lead the reader into some confusion as you try to keep pace with the primary murder, that of a priest. The priest's twin brother, an FBI agent, inserts himself into the case and then becomes involved with the only witness to the crime a young homeless girl. The homeless girl has her own demons from which she is running and that part gets in the way of the primary murder case. The reader is switched back and forth between the two story lines until the end of the book where once the priest's murder is solved the FBI agents turn their skills toward helping the homeless girl find out who is trying to kill her and why. Even the title of the book has no bearing on the action in the book. Overall a decent story, somewhat easy to follow, and a good ending to each case as to who the real culprits are and why they commited the murders.

This is a fast moving, well plotted story with two two interrelated mysteries to solve.Father Michael Carver is murdered in his confessional in S.F. and the only witness is Nick Jones, a homeless woman on the run and with a desire to keep her past a secret. Father Michael's twin brother Dane,an FBI agent, of course devasted by the news of his brother's death,immediately rushes to SF from DC and unofficially joins the murder investigation being conducted by the local police.Dillon and Sherlock Savich, Dane's FBI compatriots, soon become involved when evidence of a serial killer develops.(While this is the first book by Coulter that I have read, it is clear that these are characters who have previously appeared in her series of FBI mysteries and readers of those books may be glad to become reacquainted with them.)

This is not an FBI procedural, but rather an action story (potential TV movie) with multiple plot twists and a plethora of suspects.The ingenious device of the murders mimicing a recent TV series adds further complications to the police investigation, as does the unknown relationship of the current events to Nick's past. And, as could be guessed, romance also manages to blossom as Dane and Nick become attracted to each other as they try to stay alive and solve the mysteries they both confront.

I was one for two, as I was kept guessing until the conclusion as to Father Michael's killer but did unravel the clues regarding Nick's real opponent.This had the advantage of being a fast read but still having a complicated plot and good character development. I definitely plan to read another one of the series both for enjoyment and in order see whether the author is simply a formulaic writer or sufficiently varies her stories to keep my interest.

This is the latest entry into Catherine Coulter's popular FBI series. In Eleventh Hour, Savich and Sherlock, the author's popular recurring FBI agents and married partners, take a back seat to fellow agent Dane Carver.
For Dane, this case is personal. He is guarding the only witness to his twin's shocking murder in a church confessional. His investigation of his brother's death, leads him to find that the killing is eerily similar to the latest episode of a new TV series. Somebody, connected to the show, is recreating the show's murders and Dane must find out who it is and keep his witness alive.
Complicating this case is the fact that the killer knows about the witness (Nick). There is also a convoluted sub plot dealing with Nick's own secret past.
Eleventh Hour is a good suspense mystery that revists favorite past characters. I read this book without having read most of Catherine Coulter's past FBI novels and felt that this book could stand alone. For fans already familiar with the series, I am sure it is a welcome reminder of the now married Sherlock/Savich.

My lameness continues as I pick up yet another book from Dr. Shephard's office bookshelf (why a book like this is on his office bookshelf I have no idea). After that, I saw all the bad reviews, but determined to plow ahead anyway. Maybe it would be different? *fingers crossed*

Plot:
Father Michael Joseph is shot in the head while in a confessional. His identical twin brother, FBI agent Dane Carver, travels to San Francisco to determine who killed him and why. His answers are partially hidden in the only witness, a young homeless woman who calls herself Nick Jones. As they discover that the mysteries surround a new television series, Dane discovers that Nick isn't who she says she is.

Good:
I'll admit that the first 60 or so pages had me tight. The crisp detailed writing drew me in as Father Michael Joseph was killed and his brother came to uncover the truth. And the action scene at the end (well, pretty much the only one in this snoozer)--that was pretty intense too.
Speaking of Father Michael Joseph, I really liked this guy, although you only see him for about 10 pages. I was really upset to see him die and half-heartedly wished that the author could have delved more into his point of view. Also, I can totally sympathize with Dane Carver's predicament. I happen to be very fond of my sister in the same way he is with his brother. I can completely understand how upset and distraught he is when he discovers his brother is dead.
Lastly, I was amused and impressed when Savich interviewed Milton McGuffey. This was well-written and well played out by the characters.

Bad:
Oh, dear, where do I begin? There are about a million things wrong in this book but I will try to condense it from its original four page format.
The first major problem (at least 50%) is Nick Jones. The book was really good until she walks into the police station and faints at seeing Dane ("Is this a Harlequin romance or a thriller?"). Then when talking to Delion and Dane, she says, "He was holding a big, ugly gun in his hand" ("Huh? Is she a six year old?" I ask, as I wipe tears of laughter from my face). We discover that this is actually a highly educated medieval history professor who happens to be one of the most overdramatic women in the history of mankind (fainting, gagging, gasping, clutching her stomach, dropping hair dryers, crying her eyes out) and who says the stupidest things pretty much all the time (Is this woman a retard?).
And then there's her attachment to Father Michael Joseph. She acts like she's known him years, not weeks. I know that if I were Nick, I would most definitely be disturbed, but not nearly as freaked out and weepy as she is over his death. She isn't his sister after all.
Next, little Ms. Mary Sue then proceeds to be involved in almost the entire investigation. I could understand some of her tagging along with the SFPD and FBI agents as she is an eye witness, but I can't understand why they continually include her in on their discussions, drag her along to interviews with other suspects (which, I would think, would only heightens her chances of being killed), and allow her to aid in interviewing the suspects. This woman is a history major; let's stop pretending that she is an investigator, please.
When Nick isn't playing an investigator, she's throwing a hissy-fit about people asking her questions. I mean, why should the FBI ask her something that she doesn't want to answer? They should be sensitive of her feelings--even if she is the primary witness to a crime (and no one questions Nick's story one bit). Not.
At this point, it becomes clear that Nick Jones's purpose is not to make sense but to fall in love with Dane Carver, a man whose pocketbook is definitely larger than his brain as he has no qualms about continually shelling out money for clothes, makeup and beauty supplies for Ms Jones, who has tried to run away no less than twice and has lied more times than she has strands of hair. I mean, that is exactly what I would do. Give my entire life's savings to a woman who is always running away. Not.
And these two lovebirds have the chemistry of rotting leaves. Coulter cops out of developing real chemistry by throwing two people together in the same hotel, shoveling crappy dialogue in their mouths, writing them making love in the middle of an expository scene, and having them giggling about getting married after knowing each other all of one week. It's amazing how Nick quickly gets over her fiancé (whom she has know for three years--it's crazy how easily she blames him with wanting to kill her) with almost no regrets.
The next highest portion of problems (~30%) is just plain poor writing. After reading this book, I wondered how this woman ever got published. She uses absolutely no transitions, so you have no idea if time is passing or if it isn't, if a character has entered the room, or if the scene has changed. Need examples? Here are a few (these are only a small sampling):
* Page 92: Paragraph 1: Dane is leaving a viewing of a TV episode because he couldn't bear it anymore; paragraph 2, Delion suddenly pops out and brings him up to date.
* Pages 118 - 119: Watch how Sherlock and Delion suddenly appear after Savich downs the man who shoots Nick. The only clue that they follow after Dane and co.? They start spouting dialogue.
* Pages 170 - 175: In the hotel room, Dane and Nick leave to eat, and she picks up her coat but not one word is spent on how they walk to the car. Suddenly (page 174), they enter the Grand Am that must have appeared in the hotel room.
How hard would it have been to write "a few minutes passed"? How difficult was it to describe two people walking to a car or to say "Sherlock rushed towards Savich, Delion close behind"?
The prose is not the only lacking component. Coulter cannot write conceivable dialogue. Some of the things characters talk about (primarily during interviews): how expensive Delion's shoes are (page 54), how great Savich is at tackling a man who tried to kill Nick (page 119), Sherlock's irrelevant comments about pictures of her son (page 230), Nick's fabulous "big, ugly gun" comment (page 41), getting laid (pages 147 - 152), or how "in love" Dane and Nick are (page 300). Then, the investigators never ask the important questions (choosing instead to ask subjects "Do you want to see pictures of my son?") and jump to conveniently correct conclusions without a shred of evidence (something that no real-world professional would be able to justify). In fact, most of the dialogue (especially Sherlock's) comes off as sounding about as intelligent as a seven year old. Although she's only a medieval history professor, Nick sometimes asks the best questions (no wonder these Keystone cops have her tag along!).
Lastly, Coulter throws character viewpoints higgledy piggledy throughout the book with no chapter or section break, making it difficult to tell who is thinking what.
The last major component (~20%) is devoted to bad characters/plot. As for characters, they don't get much better than Nick--they are, at best, one dimensional and defined by one or maybe two words. Sherlock doesn't want anything more than to show pictures of her child. Savich wants to get laid with his wife. Flynn loves basketball, and everything he does revolves around this \. Belinda's body is so gorgeous the men--including the married ones--ogle her. Dane is moody over his brother's death. A bodyguard is described as not ever talking yet talks in the very next sentence (page 101). And the description of a serial killer--laughable.
The plot, a very important aspect to a normal thriller, is just a blended concoction of random events. I can just hear Coulter's thought process: Oh, I gotta find a place for this motorcycle attack--let's put it after Nick's second attempt at running away. How are my readers going to find out about Nick's past? Oh, here's a good empty spot for a sudden flashback. There's not enough romance between Dane and Nick--let's make Nick concerned about Dane now that he is injured. Already did that? Oh, let's have them make love! Who cares if it makes no sense in the story, it'll be cool. There is little action, little suspense here, just a bunch of talking. And the ending--strange. I won't go too far (in case you read this junk), but I thought the main story was about the Father's death--so why does that mystery end 40 pages before the book is over? The only thing holding this together is the glue that it was bound with.

Dialogue/Sexual Situations/Violence:
S***, d***, h***, ba****d and a spattering of our favorite F-word are not uncommon. Sexual situations include mentioning how sexually active some of the suspects are, a woman wearing a bikini that turns men on, an uncomfortable Dane and Nick lovemaking scene, and recounting Savich and Sherlock's sex life. Violence includes a man being garroted, Father Michael Joseph's death, an almost hit-and-run, an agent being shot, a suicide, a serial killer, and some struggles between unarmed combatants (yep, you guessed it: Nick and Dane).

Overall:
This book made me so aggravated, I wanted to write more. However, if I did, my review would be longer than Coulter's book. How does this woman get published? She writes worse than my sister, who is just now in her first college writing class.
One reader said the problem was Coulter tried to make this a mystery and a romance. I agree. Coulter tries both in here and comes up with a rancid mix of no thrills (Why is this called "Eleventh Hour" if there is no race to find anything?) and a romance consisting of a couple who make Anakin and Padme in Attack of the Clones look like they were the next Romeo and Juliet.
I sincerely doubt that I will ever read another Catherine Coulter or if I do, it will be a very long time from now. This book is going directly to the used bookstore (guess I'll be more careful before I pick something off Dr. Jack Shephard's bookshelf).

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In San Francisco Father Michael Joseph Carver is viciously murdered while taking confession. His twin brother, FBI Special Agent Dane Carver is working alongside local police to find his killer. Their star witness is a young homeless woman named "Nick" who the killer doesn't realize exists. Dane Carver convinces the local police to take her into protective custody as they work together to track down the killer. Soon a serial killer emerges, one who uses the scripts of a popular television show as the basis for his actions. It is not long before the killer realizes that the police have a witness in protective custody. Dane calls in his friends and fellow FBI agents, Dillon and Sherlock Savitch to assist him in keeping Nick alive and finding the killer. They must protect her until the case is solved, but can they save her from her own past which threatens to disrupt their efforts and leave all of them for dead?
ELEVENTH HOUR is filled with action, danger and heavy-duty romance. The characters are genuine, the plot is played out nicely, and the loose ends are neatly wrapped up at the end. Coulter creates wonderful chemistry between protagonists Dane and Nick, and she successfully intertwines multiple storylines while keeping the reader guessing until the very end. As much as I love her writing, I found some of the actions and dialogue downright silly, and the romantic scenes were definitely more realistic than some of the procedural/action scenes! If you are a die-hard mystery buff, then stay away...but if you enjoy a good dose of steamy romance with a sprinkling of suspense, then this may be a good choice for you.
This is my first Coulter book, and although it didn't quite hit the five-star mark for me, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase another.
P.S. My favorite character is Sherlock. She's very cool.

Father Michael Joseph had heard many confessions but none like the one he heard from a madman bragging about murdering two people. Within minutes of the twisted confession, Father Michael Joseph is lying on the ground with a bullet in his head.
Nicola "Nick" Jones is a homeless woman running from her past, and as bad luck would have it she was in the church the night Father Michael Joseph was killed. Nick was hiding in the shadows so she is sure the killer didn't see her, but fear has kept her from coming forward, until now.
Dane Carver is the identical twin to Father Michael, he is also an FBI agent, so he teams with fellow agents and friends Savich and Sherlock, to track down the killer. Dane's search will take him through the seedy streets of San Francisco, to the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, and with the help of the homeless woman Nick Jones he may bring a madman to justice, if Nick's past doesn't catch up to them first.
`Eleventh Hour' is another action-packed thriller by an author who gets better with each new novel. Starting off fast, the pages practically turn themselves as the reader uncovers each clue in this intricately plotted thriller. Savich and Sherlock are familiar faces that readers will welcome back, and the juggling of plots concerning Nick Jones and Dane Carver keeps readers on the edge of their seat awaiting the next surprise.
Catherine Coulter is a master of plotting; her novels are always original, well-written, peopled with interesting characters, and super fast-paced. With each new novel Ms. Coulter surpasses her previous work, proving she is at the top of her craft, and she can only get better.
This MUST read is headed for the top of the best-seller list's.
Nick Gonnella

It's midnight in San Francisco and Father Michael Joseph is in his church to hear confession from a man who killed twice and intends to go on killing. Father Michael plans to inform the police because he feels the killer is not truly repentant, but only confessing to brag about his murders. When the culprit realizes what the priest intends to do, he kills Father Michael, not realizing there was a witness in the church who saw what happened.

FBI special Agent Dane Carver flies to San Francisco to find out what the police know about the killing of his identical twin. While there he meets the witness Nick Jones, a woman posing as a homeless person because she fears somebody is trying to kill her. Dane sticks to Nick like she is the magnet and he is steel. The case takes a bizarre twist. The killer has patterned the murders out of the episodes of a new television program so they reason he must be somebody connected to the show, a wild bunch of characters capable of anything.

Readers of Catherine Coulter's suspense thrillers will be pleased to know that FBI agents Savitch and Sherlock play a key role in the ELEVENTH HOUR. The story line is vintage Coulter: exciting, enthralling and totally mesmerizing. The burgeoning relationship between Dane and Nick is cleverly interwoven into the fast paced and utterly absorbing plot. This novel is heading straight for the New York Times bestseller list.

Harriet Klausner

This book will appeal more to readers who treasure ongoing characters and like to get emotionally involved with them. If you're the kind of reader who cannot wait for the next book so that you can see what's happening in their lives, then this one is for you. You'll catch up a bit with Savich and Sherlock and be introduced to a new pair of interesting characters.
Those who like complex plotting might not give 5 stars, but they won't be left out, either. There are two ongoing plots here, both of which come to satisfying conclusions.
This is a great book for a long flight or a rainy weekend.

Catherine Coulter can write but this is not the best book that she has written.

The plot is interesting because there is more than one story line going through the book.

The characters are not as well depicted in this book as some of the others, but if you have gotten interested in the characters with prior reads, you will want to read this one, also.

A good book to pass the evening with, it is also a fairly quick read.

J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

A eyewitness to the murder of a priest, Nicola Jones sees the killer leave the confessional. FBI agent Dana Carver returns to bury his twin bother and find his killer with the help of Dilon Savich and Lacy Sherlock. The ELEVENTH HOUR moves and is the one that drew me into reading more of Catherine Coulter's series. To this reader it is one of the best in the series, when a new TV series hits the air and follows the same events the suspense grows.
"Nick" is under protection as the killer searches to silence her forever. Of course, with all Coulter stories there is a romance to lighten the pages of the hard packed thriller.
Nash Black, author of SINS OF THE FATHERS and QUALIFYING LAPS.